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Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:450
Sale Title:Jewellery, Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:440
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:320
Date:1-Dec-2020
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A large pounamu boulder/touch stone with polished top, wide oval flat form with 'Window' polished top otherwise river worn. Approx. 45kgs.
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A large cut slab of serpentinite (pounamu), with a vein of lighter toned nephrite. 89 x 43 x 2 cm
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A Maori carved pounamu boulder, Taranga (Mother-of-Maui), the stylised figure with fish tail embracing a female. According to Maori mythology when Maui was born prematurely Taranga (his mother) wrapped his body in her hair and threw into him into the waves. Some sea creatures cared for him hiding him in kelp until a storm sent him back to the beach. Good dark green tone with mid-green inclusions, the back of mildly curved form being the original boulder surface. Height 32.5 cm. Approx. 12.3kgs.
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Two framed prints from Buller's birds, after J.G. Keulemans, 2nd edition, c.1888, including 'Quail Hawk' and 'The Island Snipe. The Eastern Godwit'. Each 33 x 23 cm.
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Two framed prints from Buller's birds, after J.G. Keulemans, 2nd edition, c.1888, including New Zealand Quail' and 'North Island Woodhen. Black Woodhen'. Each 33 x 23 cm.
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An unusual New Zealand colonial native timbers specimen box, veneered in figured and burr timbers, inlaid with a floral cartouche, the interior fitted with glazed doors in lockable rewarewa frames enclosing a dozen display compartments to each side. 40 x 26 x 15 cm.
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An Auckland city Council real estate auction promotional poster for 'Valuable Freehold Sites fronting beach Road, Anzac Avenue...', dated 1918. 59 x 73 cm. Some repair and losses.
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A comprehensive album of 60 photographs of Auckland city Corporation trams and buses, c.1910/20, including street views, workshops and depots, staff facilities, fleet views and infrastructure across various sites. Each 3.5 inches x 6 inches. With Atb concession ticket and last Tram souvenir ticket.
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An Anton Teutenberg Fireman's medal for five Years' service, along with six additional two year service bars to ribbon, presented to Fireman R.G. Hills, Masterton F.B.
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A pair of large 19th century George Boyd pedestal garden urns, the ovoid bodies with relief historical figures depicting representatives of the British Empire paying homage to Queen Victoria. Extensive damage and restoration, repainted. Height 82 cm. Note: a similar pair illustrated in 'Pottery in New Zealand' by Gail Lambert 1985 pg. 104. This illustrated pair from the collection of the Auckland Institute and Museum 'From the Auckland old Colonial collection). Also illustrated in an original George Boyd…
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An Amalgamated Brickworks Wellington agate ware vase, baluster form, striated terracotta body with darker banded inclusions, unglazed. Impressed pottery mark to base, minor faults, chip and drill hole. Height 29 cm.
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Two Jack Hutchison pottery sculpted ducks; one with green glaze and incised signature to the circular base, the other dark brown/black with repair to the neck. Height 7 cm
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A N.Z. Jack Hutchison pottery knight figure, standing, strong angular detail, rich dark blue green glaze, incised name to the back and date '36. Height 8.5 cm.
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A Jack Hutchison recumbent pottery hare, clear glaze to the tan body, cubist influences, oval base, the underside with incised sculptors name and date 1936. Length 7.5 cm
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A Jack Hutchison standing pottery hare, clear glaze to the tan body, cubist influences, circular base, the underside with incised sculptors initials and date '36. Height 6.5 cm
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A Jack Hutchison pottery cast wall mask of a classical gent in profile, the Roman gent with laurel leaf wreath headband, natural matt off-white unglazed biscuit finish, artist's initials and date 1940 incised to bottom edge, minor chipping. 15 x 11 cm.
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A rare Jack Hutchison sculpted pottery monkey group figure, the seated adult with child, blue glaze, incised by artist to base 'J. Hutchison. 1937'. Height 95, base diameter 9.5 cm.
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A rare N.Z. Jack Hutchison pottery Maori decorated lidded pot, circular form, the shoulder with an encircling band of incised Maori scroll design, brown/olive green Luke Adams type glaze. Impressed marks R.J.Height and date 1941. Height 7.5 cm.
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A Jack Hutchison stylised horse sculpture, in kneeling pose with head held high and geometric mane, rectangular platform base, dark lustrous brown glaze. Incised signature and date '36 to side of base. Length 8.5 cm
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A Jack Hutchison (N.Z., Christchurch 1910-1987), sculpted pottery figure of a stylised standing woman with bouquet, pale tan gloss glaze, initialled and dated 1937 to base, 'Jh Ch-Ch-37'. Height 14 cm.
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An uncommon Molle Goodsell yellow glazed sculpted banana trough vase, curving open form with one skin section looping back as the handle, yellow gloss glaze with brown and blue mottled highlights, incised potters mark to base. Length 38 cm.
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A Molle Goodsell striking blue mottled glaze compressed baluster vase, wavy rim, sponged and dripped blue glaze on pale ground, incised potter's mark and date 1952 to base. Diameter 16.5 cm.
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A large Briar Gardner pottery vase, decorated with stylised encircling bands of incised berries and leaves, minor glaze faults to top rim, incised full signature to base. Height 22 cm
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A good olive Jones decorated vase, incised with a flowering tree design in variable blue and green glaze, incised signature to the base. Height 14 cm. Minor glaze flaw to rim.
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A good olive Jones striking red glazed vase, bottle form, streaky dark glaze highlights, incised signature to base and '34'. Height 20 cm.
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A good olive Jones decorated vase, an encircling band of restrained stylised sgraffito floral and leaf designs in a terracotta and clear glaze over the tan body, incised signature to base. Height 17 cm.
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An exceptional olive Jones Art Deco salt glazed vase, the spherical body decorated with three incised circular panels of stylised florals on wavy line ground, lustrous dark golden tones from the Manganese slip. Incised full signature to base. Height 14.5 cm. Note: the salt glazing possibly fired in the crumb Brickworks kiln.
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A rare Jova Rancich majolica glazed teapot, all-over mottled glaze in blue, green, brown and yellow dominant tones. Impressed mark to base. Diameter 11.5 cm.
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A Jova Rancich jug, green and yellow variable majolica glaze, black glazed interior, open mouth style with cutaway rims, incised maker's mark to base, minor glaze frits to top rim. Height 13.5 cm.
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A large and impressive Jova Rancich majolica glazed ovoid vase, the inverted form with striking blue, yellow, green and brown dominant glaze, impressed potters' marks to base. Height 21.5 cm, diameter 24 cm.
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An O.C. Stephens stoneware vase, the ovoid body with flared open neck, lustrous dark copper toned glaze, impressed potter's monogram. Height 13.5 cm.
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An O.C. Stephens tall ovoid stoneware vase, the tan glaze with brown bands with three brown bands to the top, lustrous finish. Printed signature and painted no. 581 to base. Height 19 cm.
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A Helen Hitchings female bust, plaster with bronze patina, inscribed to base in pencil and ink 'Made by me - an exercise in the antique, 1943-1949, Helen Hitchings', signed. Height 23 x width 23 cm. Helen Hitchings is best known as New Zealand's first modernist dealer gallerist who opened in Wellington, 1949. Hitchings also designed pieces of pottery which were commercially produced and sold through her gallery.
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A Crown Lynn trickle glaze Mickey mouse jug, in tan tones, with fraction mark to base. Height 11 cm
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Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn, hand potted bottle vase, hand painted with speckled black design on a pale ground, signed Handwerk and with tiki factory mark. Height 22 cm
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A rare black large hand potted Crown Lynn vase, shape #11, with angular tapered body and central medium rib, tiki mark to the base under the glaze, incised shape no. Height 23.5 cm.
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A Crown Lynn 'Hand Potted' white glazed vase, designed by Ernest Shufflebotham, ribbed spherical shape, incised 14 and printed tiki mark. Height 18 cm.
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A Len Castle ceremonial Pourer, strap handled, speckled grey-brown glaze. Stamped mark at the base. Height 20 cm
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A Len Castle large stoneware bowl, unusual, splashed wax-resist pattern in brown over a blue glaze. Impressed mark at the foot. Diameter 37 cm
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A Len Castle quince blossom stoneware bowl, tenmoku underglaze with wax resist decoration and chun overglaze, impressed potter's mark to base, c.1970s. Diameter 29.5 cm.
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A Len Castle quince blossom stoneware bowl, tenmoku underglaze with wax resist decoration and chun overglaze, impressed potter's mark to base, c.1970s. Diameter 29.5 cm.
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A Len Castle stoneware square section bottle vase, the dark tenmoku glaze with striking chun overglaze tapering at the base, early c1970 impressed mark to base. Height 29.5 cm
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A Ted Dutch 'Horseman' glazed tile, signed to the reverse. 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Minor flake chip under the glaze.
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A Ted Dutch 'Alicat' tile, this design was adopted by Peter Sinclair as the logo for his Alicat gallery. Signed, slightly warped, minor chips to back 15.7 cm square
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A Len Castle shallow bowl, the pale blue chun glaze over tenmoku, impressed potter's mark to footed base. Diameter 27.5 cm.
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A Len Castle shallow bowl, the chun glaze with landscape type effect over tenmoku, impressed potter's mark to footed base. Diameter 19 cm.
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A Len Castle chino glaze pouring vessel, the short tapered open spout nearly joining at the top, impressed potter's mark to base. Diameter 24 cm.
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A Len Castle small chino shallow bowl, repeating pattern to the interior, incised potter's initials to the footed base. Diameter 17 cm.
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A Len Castle small shallow bowl, the pale glaze with spotted effect, green rock ash glaze to the exterior, impressed potter's mark to the footed base. Diameter 17.5 cm.
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A Len Castle orb specimen vase, blue/green mottled glaze, impressed mark to base.
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A Mirek Smisek tripod vessel, a rare and early earthenware cauldron-shaped lidded vessel, green glazed. Name incised in full underneath. Made in Nelson, c.1955. Height 255 mm
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A large Mirek Smisek teapot with cane handle, applied rope-like decorations, iron-flecked green glaze. Stamped mark at the base. Height 27.5 cm with handle
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A pair of Mirek Smisek salt glazed bowls, scalloped rims, pierced and incised decoration, glaze graduating from blue to brown and yellow. Stamped marks at the base on both. Diameter 15 cm each
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A Mirek Smisek shino glazed bowl, scalloped rim with incised design. Maker's label attached inside the foot. Diameter 17 cm
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A Campbell Hegan large bowl, with lustrous tenmoku glaze with wax resist pattern in Japanese style. Stamped maker's mark on the foot. Diameter 41.5 cm
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A Chester Nealie anagama wood fired jar, from his mid-1980s 'Windows' series of work. Unmarked. Ref: 'Ceramics 86' for photos of similar pieces from this series. Diameter 19 cm
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A Greg Barron altered porcelain vase, blue celadon, squat rounded shape, with a blue celadon glaze. Purchased new 1999. Impressed marks. Diameter 28 cm
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A Doris Dutch pottery diptych wall panel, from the 'Cityscape' series, a view of Auckland, the harbour and Rangitoto in the background. Chip to the underside. Incised signature and dated 1979 to reverse. 52 x 36 cm
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Mike O'Donnell (Taraiki Pottery) 'House of Manu', salt glazed stoneware three-piece sculpture, the 'House' with stylised bird form to the roof apex, inscribed roof, the end with pierced cross and lower opening with koru impressed decoration, the two flanking doorway forms with stylised open winged birds to the top, each incorporating a large sculpted volute scroll on repeating shell impressed textured ground, heavy salt glazed effects in part. The house 33 x 34 x 35.5 cm, the doorway's height 42 cm.
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Ces Thomas sculptural form, a fine and rare ceramic abstract sculptural vessel on a black glazed cube, from his Pacific forms series. Maker's label attached to the base. Height 24.5 cm
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Ces Thomas sculptural form, a fine and rare ceramic abstract sculptural vessel on a black glazed cube, from his Pacific forms series. Maker's label attached to the base. Height 24 cm
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A Tiffany Favrile (green-gold) glass vase, ovoid with fluted shoulder, signed on base 'L. C. Tiffany' and numbered 6014A. Height 23 cm.
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An Etling Art Deco opalescent glass figure of a female nude, c.1925, moulded standing with a lamb over her shoulders and a long draped cloak behind, moulded 'Etling France 142'. Height 26 cm, original maker's paper label to base. Flake chip to back of lamb.
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A Rene Lalique 'Chasse Chiens' 1914 design plate, green stained highlights, with three pairs of hunting dog amongst a foliate design, the border including birds, engraved to the rim 'R. Lalique', 'France' and 'R 3001'. Diameter 21.5 cm.
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A George Tinworth (1843-1913) Doulton Lambeth 'The Barber' mouse group menu holder, the three mice on domed platform incised 'The Barber', the menu holder stand behind restored. Incised and impressed marks and date 1885. Some restoration. Height 9 cm. Width 9.5 cm.
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A rare Doulton mouse group by George Tinworth, celebrating the 'Gunpowder Plot', depicting a central mouse representing a behatted Guy Fawkes carrying a lantern, seated between two supporting characters; the domed plinth base inscribed: 'I see no reason, why gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot'. Artist's monogram incised to rear and factory mark impressed beneath. Tiny chip to one ear. Height 120. Note: U.K. Ceramic historian and author Peter rose published a list of known Tinworth mouse/frog groups…
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An unusual Martin Brothers salt-glazed stoneware teapot and cover, dated 1879, of globular form with a high domed finial, boldly incised with scrolling leaves glazed in blue against a mottled brown ground, incised mark R. Martin, London and Southall, 5.5.7.79. Tiny flake chip to underside of spout.
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A Martin Brothers 1899 miniature experimental glazed vase, the ovoid body and long neck in crystalline glaze effects. Incised markers marks and date 3-99. Height 11.5 cm.
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Clarice Cliff 'Fantasque Bizarre' jug, 'Red trees and House' pattern, Stamford shape, hair crack. Height 12.3 cm.
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A Clarice Cliff 'Bizarre' bowl, 'Sandon' pattern (fragrance variant), c.1935, circular with inverted rim. Diameter 20 cm
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Three pieces of Clarice Cliff china, designed by Dame Laura knight, ashet, sauce boat and side plate, special printed backstamp.
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A large octagonal Wedgwood Fairyland lustre bowl by daisy Makeig-Jones, c.1920, the interior decorated with 'Woodland Elves VIII - boxing Match', the exterior with panels of 'Castle on a Road' framed by a cobble border. Factory marks and pattern number 'Z5125' diameter 26.5 cm.
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A William Moorcroft wisteria decorated vase, mallet body, painted full signature in green and impressed marks. Height 24 cm
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An uncommon Art Deco French wax life-size woman's head, painted detail and with glass eyes, hair wig, pale yellow/green tone. Height 38 cm.
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A set of six Waterford 'Lismore' tall wine glasses, faceted tapered stems. Height 21.2 cm.
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Six Waterford geo white wine glasses, designed by internationally renowned Irish fashion designer John Rocha, all marked John Rocha, Waterford and one glass with signature.
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Six Waterford geo champagne flutes, designed by internationally renowned Irish fashion designer John Rocha, all marked John Rocha, Waterford two glasses with signature. Chip to base of one and small flaw to another.
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Eight Waterford geo red wine glasses, designed by internationally renowned Irish fashion designer John Rocha, all marked John Rocha, Waterford.
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A Rene Lalique 'Bulbes' pattern opalescent glass bow, etched signature. Diameter 20 cm
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A Clyne Farquharson cut crystal decanter, conical shape cut with a design of leafy tendrils, along with four similar liqueur glasses.
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A crystal boulle d'escalier, newel post finial. Height 18 cm.
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A mid 19th century Derby two handled tray, decorated in the Imari pattern, together with a matching 1890's part coffee set, four cups/saucers, sugar and creamer.
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A Copeland parian ware bust 'May Queen', sculpted by J. Durham for the Crystal Palace exhibition & Art Union 1868. Height 33 cm.
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A Vienna circular cabinet plate titled Sehnsucht (Nostalgia), painted with a beauty gazing into the distance, signed Wagner, the grey-blue border patterned with raised gilt beehive mark, c.1900. Diameter 24.5 cm
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A Staffordshire pottery 'Willow' pattern leaf shaped pickle dish, with printed border. Length 13.5 cm
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A Royal Worcester limited edition model 'Foxhunter and Lt.Col.H. M.Llewellyn', modelled by Doris Lindner, with wooden stand, from a Ltd. Ed. Of 500. Height 29.5 cm. Length 30 cm.
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An impressive Royal Worcester pot pourri and cover by Harry Ayrton, painted with apples and grapes on a mossy, leafy ground, a small bunch of grapes to the reverse, the base, rim and inner lid embellished with gilt decoration, the high elaborate pierced lid with flower bud finial, signed, post 1963, shape 2048. Height 34 cm.
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A large Victorian Worcester ovoid specimen vase, the striking yellow ground decorated with red and gilt blackberry, relief moulded and printed marks. Height 39 cm.
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A large Lladro figurine, 'Born Free' #1420, designed by Salvador Debon in 1982, with original wooden base. 38.1 x 67.9 cm.
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A large Annamese pottery jar, ovoid, olive glazed moulded in relief with dragons, eight lug handles to the shoulder.Height 48 cm
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A rare Korean miniature porcelain funerary box (myonggi), 16th-17th century, Choson paekcha (Choson white porcelain) with iron brown detailing to the rims of base and cover and to the 'Cat's head' mounts. Both pieces with faintly incised decoration. 6.5 x 4 x 6 cm.
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A pair of Chinese cinnabar coloured lacquer vases, carved with panels of peonies and rocks, brass bodies with blue enamel interior. Height 26.5 cm
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A Chinese mutton fat jade handling piece, carved as a barnacle shell and lotus leaf. With wooden stand. Width 4.5 cm. Provenance: Auckland estate collection.
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A Chinese pale jadeite small brush washing dish, circular leaf form with undulating rim, a leafy stem carved in relief to the underside. Diameter 5 cm.
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A large fine quality Chinese Canton ivory puzzle ball on stand, the exterior ball carved and pierced with flowers and dragons, the tall ornate stand carved with a smaller ball, dragons and mountainous village scene. Height 42 cm. In original fitted box.
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A Chinese Peking glass box, set with hardstones to the hinged lid and with enamelled metal mounts. 9 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm. Provenance: Auckland estate collection.
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Three china trade paintings on rice paper, depicting members of a mandarin class family engaged in daily habit, attended by servants or family. Finely painted in gouache. Each 27 x 19 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain tall famille verte bowls, porcelain, polychrome enamelled, one with dragons, the other with phoenix, black ground, yellow interior, one with impressed mark to base, the other with painted mark. Diameter 21 cm. Height 14.5 cm.
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A good Chinese bronze censer, oval with pierced, domed cover, cast in high relief with dragons and phoenixes. Horizontal eight character mark to the lid's rim: made in the 10th year of the reign of the Qianlong emperor. The walls in relief with qilin and horses on an encircling wavy ground, mask ring handles to the sides, domed foot with relief lappets. Raised on a fitting blackwood stand. 20.5 x 16 x 30.5 cm. Provenance: Auckland estate collection.
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A Chinese bronze vase, baluster shape with squat circular body raised from a spreading foot, the tall neck with garlic head mouth flanked by beast head handles, etched pattern decorates the neck and shoulder. Xuande six character mark under the base. Height 23 cm. Provenance: Auckland estate collection.
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